D&D 5E Druids power source for 5e

[gyor]

Should Druid have Divine, Primal, Elemental, or mixed power source?

 

[Ahnehnois]

I'm going to file this under "flavor that the DM or whoever built the setting decides".

For me, though, it's a solid "none of the above".

 

[TerraDave]

With the approach that 5E seems to be taking...none of the above, or all of the above, would work just fine.

 

[steeldragons]

I'll click in on a "None of the Above" and exactly what Ahnehnois says.

That said, if you had included a "Nature" or "Natural" in your poll, I likely would have voted for that...and no I do not consider "Primal" the same thing.

 

[Steely_Dan]

There are no Power Sources (or powers, for that matter) in 5th Ed.

 

[1of3]

I would be pleased, if there wasn't an answer for that. The split into divine and arcane isn't really necessary for the rules to work. The required parameters are all included in the class (spell list, casting method). So no need to shoehorn things.

 

[Li Shenron]

Should Druid have Divine, Primal, Elemental, or mixed power source?

You forgot Arcane

 

[Gothikaiju]

I voted "primal," but what I really want is "nature" being the source of their power, separate and different from divine/gods.

 

[Vael]

Primal, although I'd want it to skew towards a more "nature magic", and less "worshipping Primal spirits instead of gods" of 4e. I definitely think dividing the Druid from the Divine magic was a good idea, probably on of 4e's better concepts. I like the primal power source.

 

[Lanefan]

There are no Power Sources (or powers, for that matter) in 5th Ed.

So where do they get their spells from?

I voted "primal," but what I really want is "nature" being the source of their power, separate and different from divine/gods.

Unless and until one defines nature itself as divine e.g. the Earth Mother, and you're right back where you started.

To me, Druids should be much more a sub-type of Cleric: divine casters who get their spells and abilities from nature-oriented deities who may or may not also simultaneously support other types of Clerics.

Also, along with this the name "Druid" for the class probably ought to go, as what we know as Druids in real life would merely be one tiny subset of these "Nature Clerics" in the game setting.

Lanefan